• Are you online a lot?
• Do you have a to do list?

If you answered yes to those two questions and want to simplify your life, you have to try NowDoThis.

NowDoThis, created by Jakob Lodwick and William Cotton, is the simplest to do list I have ever seen. The site shows only 3 things on a white background:

• a task
• a “done” button
• an “edit list” link

To use the site, first click on “edit list” and enter the list of things you need to do, in the order that you want to do them. Save your list, and the first item appears. When you’re done with that, click “done” and the next task is shown. Once you go through your list, you’re rewarded with a very satisfying “All done!”.

The beauty of this tool is its simplicity. I’ve been guilty of stressing out over the next chore (what’s for dinner?) even as I’m still in the middle of doing another (laundry load #2). Concentrating on only one task at a time has helped me keep my mind uncluttered and conserve mental energy. With this tool, I can forget about the other tasks on my list because I literally don’t see them! And it feels so good to click on that “done” button.

NowDoThis also comes with tabs. You can customize these tabs to suit your needs, whether it’s to manage several projects or to keep a list of things you need to do later.

Done.

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This is a Blogtoberfest Sponsored Post. If you would like to enter for a chance to win the surprise gift behind this blog post, please leave a comment. Prize and Winner will be announced within a week. Check back to see if you’re the lucky winner and what you’ve won!

You also have lots of chances to win great Blogtoberfest prizes! Today, October 14th, your chances (and prizes) are hiding at the following blogs: Mother Earth’s Garden, A Child Chosen, Babylune, Baking Delights, Blog Fabulous, Busy Family Meals, Drinks After Dark, GenBetween, Jewelry and Beading, Play Lirary, She Knows Parties, Solo Mother, Super Nanny Rules, Unplugged Living. Visit them all and leave a comment — you may win even more!

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The very fun surprise gift is:

A Huru Humi Prize Package which consist of one Huru Humi, a t-shirt and stickers. This product line helps children develop communication, self-expression and social skills.

And the winner, picked using random.org, is:

Lindley
Oct 11, 2008 at 11:11 am

Just made chili this week with all the veggies we got from our yearly trip to the local farm. I didn’t even know there was a whole month dedicated to chili!

Congratulations, Lindley! For everyone, it’s not too late to join in the Blogtoberfest giveaways at b5media’s Lifestyles Channel. Keep an eye out for the next chance to win one of the surprise prizes!

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Ty Pennington, the host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, combines an art education (specifically graphic design, painting and sculpture), carpentry skills, modeling and acting in one package. He attended Kennesaw College before transferring to the Atlanta Art Institute and then the Atlanta College of Art. His modeling after college took him all over the world, working for clothing companies and appearing in TV commercials.

On TV, Ty first gained popularity as the hunky, sometimes-shirtless carpenter of TLC’s Trading Spaces. He has since added to his TV credits as the design team leader and host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and as the author of New York Times bestseller Ty’s Tricks, published in 2003. Ty also has his own line of home accessories. He recently signed an exclusive multi-year contract with Sears, and is the ambassador for the Sears American Dream Campaign.

At the “Move that Bus” reveal of the Home Makeover for the Nickless family, Ty led volunteers in unloading some of the new furniture for the home. I also heard that Arlene’s room was Ty’s special project for this show. Much of the rest of Ty’s time last Friday, however, was spent in the production aspect of the show. During filming, Ty was a bundle of energy. There was a lot of running, and waving of arms, and this was even before the family arrived!

Ty’s bio provided by ABC. Image from personal collection, M.Macalincag, ©2008. Do not use without permission.

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The b5media Lifestyles Channel is excited to announce our Second Annual Channel Wide Blogtoberfest!

Blogtoberfest will run an entire two weeks throughout our channel beginning Monday, October 6th and wrapping up Friday, October 17th.

Here’s how it will work:

Each day select blogs within the channel will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post our beautiful Blogtoberfest button (shown above) and a special note letting you know that it is a sponsored post. That particular post will have a secret prize assigned to it from our list of awesome prizes that will be announced prior to opening day.

All you have to do to enter to win that prize is leave a comment! That’s it! All prizes will be available to the U.S. and Canada unless otherwise noted. We do have some goodies for our global friends too!

Within a few days of leaving your comment, check back with that blog to see what the prize is and if you’re the lucky winner as well as instructions on just how to claim your prize.

Our objective is to reward our loyal readers and subscribers. Loyal readers will know when to comment, if they’ve won and how to get their prize! Pretty good, huh?

Does that sound like you? Do you want that to sound like you?

If you would like to become a loyal reader, visit our channel blogs – add them to your favorites, subscribing to their feeds and checking back are the only ways to win.

And well, with the holidays just around the corner, it’s a great way to kick off your holiday shopping! For Free!

We do hope you’ll come celebrate Blogtoberfest with us! Happy Fall Y’all

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